

MODERN SHAKESPEARE: Benvolio
“I do but keep the peace!” (I.I.76)
“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father, and refuse thy name! Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” (act II scene II)
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet;” (act II scene II)
Juliet’s house, Verona - Italy

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier behind the scenes of Romeo and Juliet, 1940.

Hailee Steinfeld as Juliet Capulet in Romeo and Juliet - 2013

Leonardo and his colleague Jesse Bradford on the set of Romeo + Juliet

“ I remember the feeling, when I was younger and I first fell in love—you don’t see the world the same way that other people see it. You don’t see the same boundaries. “ (x)

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, who played the title roles in Franco Zeffirelli’s “Romeo and Juliet,” place flowers on the “Tomba di Giulietta” in Verona, Italy, on Oct. 22, 1968.

Richard Madden and Lily James rehearsing for Romeo and Juliet
I found this cute page flags! also, it’s hilarious how Romeo and Darcy look alike. And…there’s even Alice in Wonderland page flags!

Richard Madden and Lily James rehearsing in the title roles for Romeo & Juliet

Spending the anniversary with Romeo and Juliet